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"That was seven years ago. When I left Qing Kingdom, before I left the capital and prepared to return home, I climbed up the front gate and looked into the distant Forbidden City in the north!"

"Flags are fluttering on the walls one by one, and the soldiers with the spears and armors of the eight flags are moving at a speed of ten steps, one step, one step, one step!"

"Under strict protection, the Imperial City for hundreds of years has shut its doors on me … I once asked to pay my respects to the empress dowager and His Majesty, but Head Office used the excuse of not being well-mannered to stop my request! "

"However, the Head Office fulfilled a small wish of mine. He ascended to the highest point of the city's front gate and looked at the Imperial Palace from afar!"

"Where is it? I will pay my respects to His Majesty the emperor!"

"Memories replayed themselves in front of my eyes, but I didn't expect that I would be able to enter the Imperial City after seven years. What surprised me even more was that the soldiers guarding the Imperial City had all changed."

Hairy # 2 laughed as he heard the story of the past from Gordon. "Does that mean that no one has ever told you about the situation in the capital after you traveled through so many provinces in the Central Plains?"

"This way please. There is still a little time left, I will take up half an hour!"

Tongzhi's Royal Brush was hanging on the roof of the shed. With the might of the Emperor, even if it was the Great Master of the Eight Flag, he would still have to be polite if he comes here to eat! This was the Donganmen outside the Donghua Gate, and only after walking a few steps did he arrive at the Hu family's small restaurant.

Inside the shed were many of the Eight Banners Grandmaster as well as the New Imperial Army's soldiers that took turns eating. When they saw that the Dichrome had arrived, they even brought a foreign devil with them!

There was no one in Dichrome who did not know each other. The group of people politely exchanged a few words of greeting, and then let the two nobles come out from the north corner for them to chat in private.

It was not a meal time, and neither of them were hungry. They each ordered a large bowl of tea and then made a plate of crispy cat ears for a snack.

"Lord Gordon …" This Donghua Gate is not some reformation rule from the Great Qing, this Donghua Gate was personally brought here by the His Majesty himself to rob us! "

Hairy # 2 lowered his voice and told Tongzhi everything that had happened on the way back to the capital. When he got to the most soul-stirring part of the story, Hairy # 2 sighed regretfully.

"His Majesty has said this more than once, I really regret splitting up my forces in India! "If you had stayed by His Majesty's side all this time, you would not have suffered so much in the imperial court!"

Gordon's news had really been cut off. On the way back to the capital, there was not a single person who shared information with him!

Speaking of which, it was really sad. The route Gordon took to return to the capital was to go from Gansu Province into Xi'an, then leave Tongguan to Henan. Then, he would head north along the direct road that led to Beijing.

This route was the most powerful sealed region in Great Qing!

The foreign devils did not infiltrate here, nor did Xiao Letian's power extend to this place. These provinces have always been completely under the control of traditional Chinese forces!

What was even more interesting was that since Tongzhi did not have his own authority, he was not able to personally command these provinces!

In other words, even the imperial power couldn't be transferred here temporarily! So who controls this place? In fact, it was simply controlled by the power of tradition!

The towns and villages under the county level were completely under the control of the local gentry and landowner class. Apart from collecting taxes and food, the imperial government would also exterminate the rebel bandits to take care of them. As for the rest of the time, they simply did not have the time to pay attention to the people below.

From top to bottom, all of this conservative local time seemed to have stopped, Gordon's journey here was really like walking through a history museum where time had frozen!

The little Emperor didn't have a personal rule, so these local officials were in fact like towering mountains. Although they said that they were loyal to the Emperor and the imperial court, they were only loyal to the powers behind them!

I am an official recommended by Prince Kung, and that Prince Kung is my master!

I am an official chosen by Li Hongzao and Weng Tonghe, then I am Qing Liu!

Even Prince Ching, Prince Li, Prince of Alcohol … Wait a minute, as long as it was a reputable member of the imperial court, he would place his direct line of descent here!

How could there be anyone who would sincerely work for the little Emperor in such a complicated situation? Even if the little emperor wanted to send a message to Gordon, he wouldn't dare believe that these filthy officials were here!

Therefore, on the way here, Gordon had to eat, live, and play … They had spent money from the officials' treasury, but they had come all the way without obtaining any useful information!

Along the way, he could not even get any real economic data from the local officials!

One could only imagine, they were counting on these people to share the battle of the capital with Gordon? That was not a dream or anything else!

Today, they met Hairy # 2 and heard about what happened after the breakup. They were so shocked that their mouths were wide open!

Especially after hearing about the octagonal glass well's grievance, Gordon was unable to hold back anymore. He slammed his hand on the table and poured himself a cup of tea!

"Shameless!" This was no longer a humiliation to His Majesty, this was a provocation to the world's monarch system! Even if the British Empire had a constitutional monarchy, the subject would not dare be so disrespectful to the Queen! "

"Are all British prime ministers not respectful to the royal family? This is etiquette, this is the image of a country and the foundation of its power! "

"We can't allow these bad guys to continue being so arrogant …" Haven't you thought of a way? "

Er Mao gave his underlings a meaningful glance, and the palace guards immediately started to clear the area. Originally, there weren't many customers eating there, the guards all cupped their fists and smiled, "Sorry everyone, today is all mine …" Can we please step aside for a moment? Thank you, thank you! "

No one dared to fight with the imperial guards and Chief Steward, and very quickly, the breakfast shop became empty. Hairy # 2 only stood up with a serious face, and bowed respectfully to Gordon!

"My lord, I am bowing in your place on behalf of the His Majesty!"

"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Gordon was so scared that he quickly jumped up to dodge.

"Your Lordship, there is no need to hide …" "You can afford it. The Emperor doesn't have a personal authority right now, so it's impossible for him to turn against those people. We don't have the strength to lay our cards on the table in front of them!"

"If His Majesty were to take on the challenge now, the final outcome would probably be difficult to deal with! War is the last resort, and it cannot be used that easily! "

"However, those people have to suppress their arrogance. Otherwise, they would not let go of their rights even if the emperor was in charge of their own affairs!"

"No matter how I think about it, I can only beg your ally for help. This is a special period, and only allies can solve this trap!"

"AHH!" Gordon exclaimed, "Could it be that you want me to exert an influence on London? Could it be that you need British Government to intervene? "

"It's too difficult, this is too difficult!"